Greg Gross vs. Ed Whitson — Matchup Analysis
Ed Whitson has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.263, 8% below their career average and above Whitson's career opposing average of 0.261, Gross's OPS of 0.616 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.723. Even with Gross striking out less often than usual, once every 20 PA versus a career rate of once every 17.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Whitson. Slight edge: Whitson.
How Greg Gross put the ball into play against Ed Whitson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ed Whitson to Greg Gross
Matchup Details for Greg Gross and Ed Whitson
Stats that describe the matchup between Greg Gross and Ed Whitson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Greg Gross Career Plate Appearances
4355
Ed Whitson Career Batters Faced
9479
In this matchup
0.263
Greg Gross Career Batting Average
0.287
Ed Whitson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Greg Gross Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.002
Ed Whitson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Greg Gross Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.007
Ed Whitson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Greg Gross Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.028
Ed Whitson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.167
In this matchup
0.278
Greg Gross Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Ed Whitson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Greg Gross Career Hit By Pitch
8
Ed Whitson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
29
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Greg Gross Career Intentional Walks
51
Ed Whitson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
54
In this matchup
1
Greg Gross Career Strikeouts
250
Ed Whitson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1266
In this matchup
20.000
Greg Gross Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
17.420
Ed Whitson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.487
In this matchup
1.000
Greg Gross Career Walks Per Strikeout
2.090
Ed Whitson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Greg Gross Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.378
Ed Whitson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Greg Gross Career Sacrifice Hits
40
Ed Whitson Career Sacrifice Hits
101
In this matchup
0
Greg Gross Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Ed Whitson Career Sacrifice Flies
78
In this matchup
0
Greg Gross Career Ground into Double Play
90
Ed Whitson Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0